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2. Smart glass - Wikipedia

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   Some smart windows can self-adapt to heat or cool for energy conservation in buildings. [5] [6] [7] Smart windows can eliminate the need for blinds, shades or window treatments. [8] Some effects can be obtained by laminating smart film or switchable film onto flat surfaces using glass, acrylic or polycarbonate laminates. [9]

3. Electrochromic device - Wikipedia

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   Windows have both direct and indirect impacts on building energy consumption. Electrochromic windows, or the application of electrochromic switchable glazes deposited on to windows, also known as smart windows, are a technology for energy efficiency used in buildings by controlling the amount of sunlight passing through. [4]

4. Home automation - Wikipedia

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   Early home automation began with labor-saving machines. Self-contained electric or gas powered home appliances became viable in the 1900s with the introduction of electric power distribution [3] and led to the introduction of washing machines (1904), water heaters (1889), refrigerators (1913), sewing machines, dishwashers, and clothes dryers.

5. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   Placement of room-types, internal doors and walls, and equipment in the house. Orienting the building to face the equator (or a few degrees to the East to capture the morning sun) [9] Extending the building dimension along the east–west axis; Adequately sizing windows to face the midday sun in the winter, and be shaded in the summer.

6. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   There are three ways to improve the amount of light available from a window: [4] (a) placing the window close to a light colored wall, (b) slanting the sides of window openings so the inner opening is larger than the outer opening, or (c) using a large light colored window-sill to project light into the room. Besides permitting daylighting into ...

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